Blocking the left lane not only slows and clogs traffic, but also impedes the ability of first responders to do their jobs,
Anderson said.

Anderson also said motorists shouldn’t refuse to let other drivers pass because they feel the other driver is going too fast.

“My advice is to go ahead and move out of the way and let us do our job of enforcing the speed limit,” Anderson said. “We
may not get that person that day, but eventually, the odds will usually catch up to them.”

The law, Louisiana revised statute 32:71B, says that vehicles are only to enter the left lane of multilane highways when:
preparing for a left turn; passing a vehicle in the same direction; or when right-hand lanes are congested.

“No vehicle being driven in the left lane except when directed otherwise or preparing for a left turn at an intersection,
private road, or driveway shall impede any other vehicle that is traveling in the same lane and behind that vehicle,” the
law says.

The law even states that motorists driving in the left lane at a speed slower than 10 miles per hour less than the posted
speed limit may be subject to 30 days in prison.

Thank you to the troopers trying to enforce this law, however, motorist do not abide by this law. It is so agravating for a driver to block the left lane and go 20 miles to make a left turn.....I wish Rapides and Vernon parishes would ticket people for this.